Royale: Jet Blue
Since their epically rad animation for Flaunt and Diesel, there’s hasn’t been much news from LA-based Royale, the studio formed by ex-Exopolis CD Brien Holman,…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The Girl Effect
This intro video for The Girl Effect shows just how powerful concise writing and simple animation can be. It was created for agency W&K Portland…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Psyop: Adidas “CVA”
The final spot in Psyop’s four spot run for the Adidas “Impossible is Nothing” campaign centers on the Chinese Volleyball Association. It rounds out the…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Monsta’s box of tricks for Luft Logistics
Really great copywriting and a friendly hand-made feel make this spot for Luft Logistics by Brazilian collective Monsta one of the most enjoyable commercials I’ve…
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Simon Robson • 16 years ago
Coca-Cola “Unity”
W+K Portland tapped the prodigious powers of Smith&Foulkes (Nexus Productions) for this lively Coke spot starring Yao Ming and LeBron James. It’s a battle royale…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Is It Really All Stop-Motion?
Watch “Building” | Watch “Contents” | Watch “Motor” When I first watched these three commercials by Australian director Liz Murphy and TAXI for RAC Insurance,…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
Daniel Klein lives in a Speckzimmer
France-based director Daniel Klein was born in Germany, which shows, as his works on the internet live in the Speckzimmer, the “Room made out of…
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Mate Steinforth • 16 years ago
Ben West & His Freaks Present The ADG Conference
Ben West wrote, directed and did the animation for this warming mockumentary promoting the 2008 Australian Directors Guild Conference. Ben’s witty script, combined with a…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Motion Theory Deconstructs Accord
Mathew Cullen and Jesus de Francisco of Motion Theory recently directed this whimsical spot for Honda. Following their recent stint of beautifully choreographed cinematography, this…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Gravity: Look What’s Inside
This mind-bending spot from Israeli studio Gravity has a campy, almost cartoonish quality that pumps heaps of fun into a technically challenging project. Some production…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Gaelle Denis and MassMarket for DuPont
I read an essay once by Steven Millhauser that explained why miniatures are so engaging. In a nutshell, he says that miniatures enchant us by…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
nobrain: TF1 IDs
Paris-based nobrain created a staggering number of beautifully crafted idents for TF1, France’s biggest network. Each five-second clip is jam-packed with detail and fluid animation…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Motion Theory Conducts A Natural Symphony
Inspired by the “Sorcerers Apprentice,” Motion Theory and Director Mathew Cullen just completed “A Natural Symphony” for McCain’s chips. This poetic tale of a farmer’s…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Hulu: An Evil Plot to Destroy the World
Super Quickie: My favorite spot from all the Super Bowl shenanigans was this gem starring Alec Baldwin, dreamed up by Crispin Porter + Bogusky for…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Karni & Saul: Float
A few weeks ago, Flynn Productions directorial duo Karni & Saul completed this music video for Flogging Molly’s latest single Float. The video follows a…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
PostPanic updates
PostPanic updates with some new work (under Housereel), including this gem for KPN
Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Felix & Paul: Nuclear Forum of Belgium
In this ménage à trois of live action, 2D and 3D, directing duo Felix & Paul (through production company TRS) envision a low-tech Minority Report…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Cisma: Adobe “Le Sens Propre”
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/adobe_longversion_050809-2.mov 640 480] Q&A with Cisma What was the brief on this project? Was it wide open, in terms of script/concept? Basically it was a…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Thank You
It’s been a week since F5, and our heads are still spinning. By all accounts, it was a smashing success. It’s hard for us to…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Google’s Chrome Shorts
Google has just launched a YouTube page with 11 short films to promote the launch of their new web browser, Chrome. Similar to BNS’s ‘Feature…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Mathematic for La Roux’s ‘Hologram’ (Bulletproof)
Delcious geommetric Escher-esque video for La Roux’s song ‘bulletproof’, by Mathematic.tv. Enjoy the nicely coordinated aesthetic throughout, from hair, makeup, CG background, and costume.
Lilian Darmono • 15 years ago
DVR “Metamorphosis”
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/DVR-Metamorphose_engl_001.mov 722 394] Credits Client / product: DVR – Deutscher Verkehrssicherheitsrat (german council for road safety / ministry for transportation) Title: metamorphosis, 30sec Agency: Scholz…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
F5 Talk 01: Simon Robson and Tim Rayner
For those of you who attended F5 last April, you know that our speakers were a diverse and inspiring mix of creative people from a…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Review: Visual Effects for Directors
I have to admit that I was wary of reviewing Hollywood Camera Work’s Visual Effects for Directors. When the package arrived, I groaned. Seven DVDs.…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago